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technologygivesthem a detailed heat map. prediction of where the fire might two or stall out. >>reporter: before the partnership the u.s. forest service gathered fe image but had trouble getting it to the fivrments they with putting the map on thumb drive and dropping them out of the airplane. >> you can see we used the actually drop the imagery on either a thumb drive or print it off in the air plane and put it in a tube and drop it down to the runway. >>reporter: the also hole in the plane replaced by antenna. instead of waiting hours firefighters know where to go in mutes. >> if some of the portions out in harm way it allows them to get communication out to them to move or to deploy to different area. >> forest service says only one problem with the technology. there's not enough of it. but nasa has answer for that too. sensor is the first that can scan fires during the daytime as well as at night so it can work around the clock. for the pilots the bags are packed. >> ready to go it looks like next week down in new mexico coy. jonathan bloom abc 7 new news. >> effective with. >>

the google glass. >>reporter:technologyconsultantoften starts her day at a favorite coffee shop but she looks a little different today. you will see lisa's brand new google glass. she is one of the first to buy it. here is what lisa sees when she walks into the cafe and when she gets noticed. >> i am looking at you. you can see me looking at you. this happens a lot. >> from people ignoring that i am wearing them to people asking. how much did those cost? >> reporter: glass currently costs about $1,500. it is a way to hook up to the internet via wifi or your smart phone and see the web right in front of you. you can walk into a store and search for the item you are looking at or save the image for later. >> right now you can actually touch this button and initiate a photo taking. you can also say glass take a picture. and it will take a picture. >> reporter: it is early for google glass which won't go mainstream until next year. you can see something about how google plans to take the net to the streets. it is the next step in wearable technology. lots of people have bands like this on t

oftechnologypoliceofficer during their spree. >> authorities are also focusing their investigation on the tweets sent out by dzhokar tsarnaev before and after the bombing. our tech reporter gabe slate has that part of our coverage. >> let us take a look at this twitter a county only one mention the boston marathon on august 2012. he was responding to somebody else's reference. he says that boston marathon is not a good place to smoke. we cannot see the first part of the conversation we do not know the context if it is relevant or not. and on april 7th, one week before the bombing he said that if you have the knowledge and the inspiration the only action you have is to take action. this was about five actors hours and he followed with only just one half of the conversation and the victims of tragedy? el a o l, those people are and he said that there are people that know the truth and stay silent. 24 hours later, on tuesday he said that everybody wanted to talk like they have something to say but nothing comes out. when they move their lips just a lot of gibberish. he and his tweet o

thetechnologythe.>> they created a facebook page, a win, and organized donor drives all over the world, southeast asians are the smallest groups to donate bone marrow. >> someone from asian descent has one in 20,000 chances of finding a match. >> people joined the list and in sunny valley for abc7 news. >> we haveness on how you can register to be a bone marrow donor at abc7news.com. >> cries are watching for flare-ups from a stubborn fire in california with mulch burning as they try to contain the esinjuriepoul me hours. red flag warnings were up because of the dry and windy weather in southern california. >> we are starting to get into fire season, right? you have looked at the hills and the color? >> getting dry out there. >> we will check with mike and the forecast. it will be a dangerous season when we have had a dry winter and this is no exception. they are getting ready for operations for what could be an interesting season. southern cal has the winds. >> at 4:45 we have live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry with hardly a cloud. check out the winds, less than six miles per hour mo

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crossed. tens of thousands were stranded yesterday by alargetechnologymeltdown.the airline is hoping for near normal operations today. we are in washington, dc, with the latest. >> good morning, kristen, a huge mess for american airlines. their systems are up and running this morning but the impact of the massive computer meltdown is still being felt today and some are even experiencing long lines at american airlines counters this morning. >> american airlines hopes to get the planes off the ground today but will not be running at full speed saying they fix add problem with the computer network that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded. still, there is a backlog after they ground all of the planes. >> waiting to see what is happen ing. we don't know what will happen. >> from dallas to chicago to miami, planes sat on the tarmac and passengers waited in long lines. in all, 1,000 flights were canceled and hundreds more were delayed. >> the positive aspect is everyone has been pleasant. not so great is we have no idea when we will get home. >> the computer meltdown left agents

time this week. wiping out most of yesterday's gain. the nasdaq fell 59. bank, energy,andtechnologystocksled in the declines. for a time today, apple shares fell below $400. they ended the day down more than $23 a share and way down from apple's all-time high of $705 a share. >>> fresh and easy says it is closing its u.s. stores. fresh and easy has more than 200 stores in california, nevada, and arizona, including several here in the bay area. the closures are expected to cost the company nearly $2 billion. fresh and easy says it hopes to sell the stores and save the jobs of its workers. >>> new developments in the case of audrey pott. >> first, the latest on our breaking news out of texas. we've been monitoring a late briefing in the past few minutes. what we've learned about the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. >> and a ktvu crew has just arrived on the scene of that officer involved shooting in san francisco. we'll tell you what we know so far. [ male announcer ] enjoy delicious chicken made the way you say at subwa. with our oven roasted chicken, now a $3 six-inch selec

,andtechnologystocksled in the declines. for a time today, apple shares fell below $400. they ended the day down more than $23 a share and way down from apple's all-time high of $705 a share. >>> fresh and easy says it is closing its u.s. stores. fresh and easy has more than 200 stores in california, nevada, and arizona, including several here in the bay area. the closures are expected to cost the company nearly $2 billion. fresh and easy says it hopes to sell the stores and save the jobs of its workers. >>> new developments in the case of audrey pott. >> first, the latest on our breaking news out of texas. we've been monitoring a late briefing in the past few minutes. what we've learned about the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. >>> more now on tonight's breaking news out of texas. where there has been a massive explosion in a fertilizer plant. initial reports indicate 60 to 70 people were killed, and more than 100 others injured. the explosion happened in the town of west. about 80 miles south of dallas. we heard from a texas member of public safety. he said the explosion and fire

between eyes. as of a person looking at all the videos,thetechnologycouldgo through years of video in a matter of minutes. >> crime analyst our point to the pivotal role surveillance cameras play that identified the suspect in boston. and now, some san francisco is something about increasing the city's network of cameras. police chief greg suhr is one of them. he says it would help them better monitor events like the bay to breakers race. >> i would have to get someone a lot smarter than me an engineer if you will to look at what would be possible for us to a port everything into one location. and to be able to monitor major event. >> we live in the post see as i, mci has the television jurors want to see video and the dna. we do everything we do to get it for them. i do not think there is a person in this country did not watch the events of last week on fold and watch it on video. >> however, the aclu is word about how police might use the cameras and how long the department will keep the video on file. the chief says he is talking with city officials about his idea and hopes to m

played a big role in the boston bombing story this week. kron four's jeff bush explainshowtechnologyhelpedand hurt the flow of information. >> reporter: the entire country was focused on the events in boston all week long. it was a drama that played out on every possible platform imaginable. on monday, youtube videos were uploaded shortly after the bombing. this was a big asset to detectives who were just beginning their investigation. twitter was essential with getting the word out about the bombing but also helped people reconnect with loved ones after the explosions. internet sleuths were hard at work enhancing video and still images and uploading themagain, playing a key roll in helping police figure out who the bombers were. then, on thursday, when the fbi released the photos of the bombing suspects those images were shared across all platforms of social media. at the same time, police were looking into the youtube and twitter accounts of the bombing suspects to get some insight about possible motivations. the drama intensified on the computer screen early friday morning when

or location. fedex is ahugetechnologycompanyand they can pull this off. . >> human can draw blacks news segments of comcast 193 or 24 hour news channel. >> jacqueline: down in the south bay, saw the low 80s as well. eighties in san jose and sunnyvale. and conquered it was 84 degrees. closer to the coastline, we did hit 73 earlier today but then the sea breeze wins kickstand and were sitting at 59 degrees now. this afternoon, 65 in oakland. again, things have really cooled off pretty dramatically. as we look ahead, the cool down continues. tomorrow more 70 degree readings and really no '80s. and to thursday, we will see that fog impacting us and cooler. fox tracker is not doing a very good job of showing that fog near the coast line. it's going to be up and down the coastline. at the 8:00 hour, we are still fairly mild tomorrow morning. 50s as you head out to the door. '60s and '70s by noon. and it 2:00 hour, we are large leasing 70 degree readings. in your neighborhood, and the south bay, we have looking at 74 palo alto, 75 santa clara, 74 also in san jose for inland valley, upper 70's.

cameras. ♪ and even stop itself if it has to. ♪thetechnologymaybe hard to imagine. but why you would want it... is not. the 2014 e-class. it doesn't just see the future. it is the future. >>> new this morning, runners at the london marathon are remembering victims of the boston bombings. good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm eric rasmussen. runners held a moment of silence this morning for the victims of the boston bombings. many runners wore black ribbons as a tribute throughout the 26- mile race. race organizers are donating $100,000 to one fund boston. that's the relief effort set up by the state of massachusetts. >> very proud the other runners from the united states running here and i think it will be an emotional time for me as well. >> about 40% more police officers than normal patrolled the event. >>> cheered on all the participants. he had no hesitations about coming to the race and called the response to the boston bombings remarkable. >> and happening right now, a church service in boston for the victims of the twin bombings. this is a l

itself if it has to. ♪thetechnologymaybe hard to imagine. but why you would want it... is not. the 2014 e-class. it doesn't just see the future. it is the future. 8:24 a developing story here in hayward where investigators are investigating a fatal crash between a deputy cruiser and a pedestrian. mike pelton is on the scene with the very latest is happening. >> mike. >> darya a major investigation team is here taking pictures. once they wrapped up the corner and come in and remove the body. the deputy's car that isn't what is right over here. you see it sustained quite a bit of froth in damage. authorities say this began early this morning around 430. they said the deputy has nine years' experience was driving north bound here on mission boulevard. following up on a report of a stolen car although he was not actively involved in the pursuit he just happen to be in the area. >> that is when he was a party struck and killed a pedestrian. another woman was taken to hospital but is unclear if she was struck or if any injuries she suffered from. >> this is still under investigation

. ♪ and even stop itself if it has to. ♪thetechnologymaybe hard to imagine. but why you would want it... is not. the 2014 e-class. it doesn't just see the future. it is the future. . >>> a police dog is recovering from surgery after being injured in training. police say the dog suffer aid spinal injury and internal damage when he fell off a ledge monday night. officers say the surgery went well and he seems alert and able to move. while on duty he has helped police capture several wanted suspects and find thousands of pounds of drugs. >> social media helped citizens and authorities work together in boston to bring an end to the high terror this week. facebook and twitter helped spread the word of the bombings and just a few days later people turned again to it to make public the pictures of both suspects. further videos and tweets from the suspects own social media accounts painted a picture of who they were and where they might be. >> boston, social media becomes a record of their activity. it's really a tracking record of the way you think, the way you act and a lot of times the t

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